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I Am Convinced All Pregnancy Symptoms Are a Myth
Written by Jen R.    Thursday, 28 January 2010 09:47    PDF Print E-mail
So I am in the homestretch of the 2WW. Week two is in full effect, and it sucks! But that is nothing new. It has sucked every month for the past 5 months. So I learn to accept it. Every month you promise yourself that you will sit back, relax and accept that there is nothing you can do. But each month you fail. Each month you are forced to take every twinge and feeling and think…is that an early pregnancy symptom? But you know what? I may sound bitter, and I may sound a bit like a Debbie Downer, but I have to say that I am convinced that all early pregnancy symptoms are a MYTH!
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And So We Wait...
Written by Jen R.    Monday, 25 January 2010 09:20    PDF Print E-mail
Another thing they don’t tell you about TTC is that it’s all about the waiting, especially during an average 28 day cycle. It starts on CD1 where you wait for your period to be over. After that, you wait till you ovulate. And after that you are stuck in the 2 week wait knowing that there is nothing left for you to do…that it’s all left up to fate.
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It’s Smiley Face Time!
Written by Jen R.    Thursday, 21 January 2010 10:02    PDF Print E-mail
Isn’t it funny that when you tell people that you are trying to get pregnant that what you really are telling them is, “I am having lots of sex!” I always found that to be very awkward. But whatever, the bottom line is that I AM trying to get pregnant and right now we are doing it the old fashioned way! As you know I have been using OPK’s since last Wednesday, and finally, on Sunday I got my smiley face on the digital! You know what that means folks! It’s time to get busy!
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TTC Urban Legends
Written by Jen R.    Tuesday, 19 January 2010 12:40    PDF Print E-mail
I sometimes have to remind myself that women have been having babies for centuries, and they did so without the help of all the little gadgets, pills and technology we have today. I mean in reality, the only way they knew they were pregnant was if they missed 2 periods, and in order to get pregnant they were forced to do it the old fashioned way.
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Preparing for Battle
Written by Jen R.    Thursday, 14 January 2010 14:44    PDF Print E-mail
Sometimes I feel like TTC is like preparing for battle. It’s a war between what you want in your head and your heart against your lady parts. Sometimes, the sides don’t get along, and therefore you must prepare to do what you must in order to win. The question is what strategy is best? With only a 20-25% chance of winning, the odds are definitely stacked against you each month. But against all odds we will fight, and even after some defeat I know we will eventually come out victorious.
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